Saga of the Unicorn Banana Ebike
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Adding the Bafang Ultra Max to a Frame
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Schwinn selling Bosch mid-drives on Amazon
Schwinn is now selling Bosch mid-drive ebikes through Amazon, and I’ll tell you why this is news. Schwinn I grew up in Southern California, and
Luna Announces the Wolf V2 Naked Pack
Luna is trying to release a new product a day for the month of March as part of their March Madness celebration. Stay tuned to
Mongoose Envoy, a new longtail cargobike
This isn’t an electric bike, but cargobikes are one of the best platforms for building an ebike. They have always been expensive, and this new
Introduction to battery pack design and building, Part-1.
Most garage-builders who decide to assemble their own battery pack usually have a lot of experience. However, pack-building continues to be a frequent source of
Cycle electric Komsa, a stylish upscale city ebike
This German ebike has an elegant and subtle style that caught my eye. Style may not be hugely important to most people, but I think
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TQ used to be called “Clean Mobile”, in case this drive looked familiar to you. But they didn’t just change their name, they also made
Pedego finally has mid drives, plus Captain Kirk…
This is news because Pedego sells more turn-key ebikes in North America than anyone else. What makes it strange is that they waited so long
12 All-In-One Hubmotors, because I keep getting asked about them
When it comes to installing an electric bike kit, many potential buyers are nervous about the technical difficulties of that task, and they are drawn
Bafang Ultra Max, the new big dog on the porch
The Bafang Ultra Max mid-drive has the biggest motor you can buy in a factory turn-key ebike right now. It is labeled as a 1,000W
Making a Resistance Soldering Unit, and maybe a spot-welder too…
Most ebike builders have never seen a resistance soldering unit, so they don’t know that it’s an option when you are moving up to soldering
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There are several things I really like about this build, and if I was building a daily commuter, a longtail electric cargobike with a large
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Over the last year, I would occasionally hear about these new Mobipus controllers. Once a few hot-rodders I know got their hands on one and
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